Stair climber

Calista has discovered that she is good at climbing stairs. I think she is preparing to become a mountain climber . . . we had to put up our gate a few weeks ago when she discovered the stairs.

She is a happy baby most of the time. She enjoying "helping" us set up the Christmas tree (which is on a table and anchored to keep her from pulling it down). The other day she decided it would be fun to play with her bib when she was finished eating, so we did that for a while.

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Peek-a-boo!

Calista decided yesterday in the car that she wanted to play peak-a-boo using her coat. Tatiana was sitting in the backseat with her, and Calista would put the coat over her head for a few seconds, take it off, and laugh hysterically. Today she started playing again, using a towel in the kitchen. It was one of the cutest things I have ever seen!

We had a fun Thanksgiving weekend. After a meal with Tatiana's parents in Chincoteague, we drove to Raleigh NC for the Nike Southeast Regional Championship XC meet. My team finished 19th place in this invitational-only meet serving a 10-state region. On Saturday night we stayed at Peaks of Otter lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway, then headed home on Sunday. I ran part of the way up the bus route to the top of Sharp Top Mountain on Sunday morning, but had to turn around because of icy conditions. The Parkway was also closed on Sunday because of ice. We have some pictures of the weekend and more of Calista's recent exploits (including a shot demonstrating her love of blueberries) here.